Show n un Arizona Submits Proposal for Allocation of f Colorado River J t Waters Between Three States J Concedes Californi J of Extra Ex Ex- tra Acre Feet SANTA FE N. N M. M March 1 AP The The Arizona interstate water come com I mission today placed b before fore the Colorado Boulder dam conS con ference feree a set of proposals defining Arizona position with regard to allocation of waters from the Colorado Cola Colo- rado river among the lower basin I states of Arizona California and Nevada The proposals were contingent Upon tho arrangement o of satisfactory tory pOw r revenues for tor Arzona and arrival at a compact iFor dior ot of toned water under the meanIng of oC the SwIng Johnson bill the Artana Art Art- ana proposals proposal as given by John Johnason ason Ross noss ot of placed the at acre feet whIch 1 presents the 7 acre sect teet allocated b by the Boulder dam dani meas- meas tes plus the acre cre feet J i ac accrues rues to to- the lower meaS 1 states iI In addition to the specific alloca- alloca lions POINT OF CONTENTION acre feet teet had until tOday In the general conference been ot of between Arzona ArI- ArI zona and California wiLli both poth states claImIng all of that water ater Arizona ArIzon proposed to to dIvide the feet teet as follows A acro aco feet teet call GaU- fornia omia acre feet teet ev da acre cr feet ThIs ThIs' proposal l lw w would uld con ede to of We extra acre f feet et and provide that the total of nero feet should come from waters physically present In the maIn maInstream tho stream of ho Colorado oday Joday VIlS as the fIrst time sInce the conference nce opened sonic somo two ago aEO th that t rzona has advanced ad- ad any proposal In the e as a basIs of tinS ns and Johh I L. L cit f Califor- Califor said It was the statement state state- ment had ever inae during during dur- dur ing Bould r daU negotiations DEFINE WATER The proposal define detine poInt between Arizona and California as un apportioned water physically present present pres- pres ent and available for tor divIsIon In Inthe the main stream Tributaries were defined as 33 all streams includIng the GIla ri river rier er which h enter the main stream below Lees Lee's Ferry I The Th proposal for dividing the tho vaters va- va provides that water shall be divided b between Arizona and California without referenCe ret ref to preference or priority It provides that tributaries excepting w iv ter thereof reaching the Ule main mainstream stream shall be exempt from the l burden resting on the lower b bin sin which burden shall be b borne rn and shared equally by ArIzona and California from ft waters of 01 the main stream The American all canal under Arizona's proposition would not dIrectly or IndIrectly carry any f f. f water to or for the use of 01 lands In NOT SEEKING TRADE Mr R ss s. saId does not offer this proposal in a a. trading spirit but as a reasonable asis for fora a compact which we hope may ultimatelY ultimately ulti- ulti be made mad effective I |